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TMCNet: IBM to Deploy Fusion-io's ioMemory Technology in Family of System x Servers

[December 14, 2009]

IBM to Deploy Fusion-io's ioMemory Technology in Family of System x Servers

Dec 14, 2009 (Close-Up Media via COMTEX) -- Fusion-io announced that the company's core ioMemory technology will serve as the basis for a solid-state storage solution offered exclusively in IBM's family of System x servers.

According to Fusion-io, the new solution is designed to address the storage needs of data-heavy applications such as those used in social media, ecommerce and financial services.

IBM said the High IOPS Adapter will help database, application and system administrators architect their data centers to meet performance goals that could not be realized with traditional, disk-based storage solutions. For example, by utilizing the server-deployed storage tier, known as Flash Memory Tier (FMT), data-heavy graphics and 3-D renderings from medical research could be processed in minutes instead of hours.


Additionally, the power and cooling costs of these solid-state technologies are less than one percent of traditional technologies. Since the High IOPS Adapter is deployed directly in the server, storage rack space requirements can be reduced to zero in some applications.

"Every aspect of a System x server is designed to help clients tackle the ever-increasing demand on technology, which includes addressing limitations in storage architectures," said Robert Galush, VP, IBM Systems & Technology Group. "Working with Fusion-io, the new IBM High IOPS SSD PCIe Adapter for System x represents another example of IBM providing a modern infrastructure for our clients." "We are eager to collaborate with IBM and bring managed, server-deployed solid-state technology to more of the world's system and database administrators," said David Flynn, CTO and president of Fusion-io. "In addition to the data performance improvements, IBM customers have the ability to reduce capital equipment, floor space and power consumed by their data center operations, enabling at all levels of the data center architecture." The new IBM High IOPS Adapter can be purchased through IBM.

Fusion-io is a provider of enterprise solid-state technology and I/O solutions.

More Information: http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/storage/disk/ssd/ssd_adapters.html ((Comments on this story may be sent to newsdesk@closeupmedia.com))

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